Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.008 miles
Distance (miles): 1.008 · Published by Islington Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School is a secondary school in London, Islington for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.008 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.136 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.082 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.873 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.03 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.008 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 4 Islington secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2021; each year stayed close to the year before.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 166 first-choice applications for 178 offers: 115 offers went to first-choice families, and 51 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Islington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Donegal Street, Islington, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, London, N1 9QG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 888 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are exceptionally well supported to succeed at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School.”
- “Leaders’ ambition for pupils to develop both academically and socially and to ‘learn without limits’ is fully realised.”
- “Pupils are ambitious for what they can achieve, and staff encourage this through high expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.7 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 166 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 115 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Islington.
- City of London Academy Islington 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Central Foundation Boys' School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- City of London Academy Highbury Grove 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Highbury Fields School 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Lift Beacon High 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arts and Media School Islington 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- City of London Academy, Highgate Hill 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Aloysius' College 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published